12 TV shows and films with great female friendships to watch this Galentine’s Day

FABULOUS BINGO’s guide to the best TV shows and films to watch this Galentine’s Day.  

February is the month of love. Expressing your feelings to those who make your life better.

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They are always there for you, through thick and thin. No matter the time or situation, they have your back.

They show you love, compassion, loyalty and strength. It’s time to say “thank you” this February.

Thank you to the gal pals in our lives that make every day just that little bit better and brighter.  

Happy Galentine’s Day!  

What is Galentine’s Day? 

As celebration days go, Galentines’s Day is relatively young.

It’s widely credited to a 2010 episode of hit US sitcom Parks and Recreation.

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Protagonist Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) gathers the wonderful women in her life on 13^th February and celebrates them with brunch, crafts, gifts and 5,000 word essays on why they are awesome.  

In Leslie’s own words, it’s “ladies celebrating ladies”. 

The day was specifically chosen due to its proximity to Valentine’s Day.

It is the day before because while romantic love may come and go, friendship is forever, and so it is more important.  

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Despite everything seeming to have an appreciation day now, the idea behind Galentine’s Day is more than just a novelty.

The purpose is to take stock of the women in your life and appreciate them; the same way that Valentine’s Day can make you actively appreciate your romantic relationships.  

It’s a day to show your love and gratitude to the women who bolster you.

It’s important to acknowledge and celebrate that love comes in many forms, such as the platonic love between friends.  

Today we cherish the power of female friendships.  

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Long may our besties, gal pals, sisters from other misters, BFFs and girlfriends be celebrated for bringing us strength, support, love and joy!  

Best female friendship TV shows  

Gather your girl squad and settle in for a fabulous evening of female friendships.

Want to binge a classic show or discover something new? Fabulous Bingo has you covered.  

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• Sex and the City  

Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), Samantha (Kim Cattrall) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) are four friends in New York.

Together, they navigate careers, love lives and all the ups and downs of city life. 

• Gilmore Girls  

Lorelai (Lauren Graham) was a teenage mother. Now, her daughter Rory (Alexis Bledel) is a teenager.

The two are a great example of how a mother and daughter can also be friends.  

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• Grey’s Anatomy  

Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and Cristina (Sandra Oh) meet on their first day as surgical interns.

The tough world of surgical training bonds them forever, while their contrasting personalities mean that they complement one another and become the “Twisted Sisters”.   

• New Girl 

Unlikely childhood friends Jess (Zooey Deschanel) and Cece (Hannah Simone) are now adults living in New York.

Despite leading very different lives, including Jess moving into an apartment with three male roommates, the women remain fiercely loyal to each other.  

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• Motherland  

It’s hard work being a mum. Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin), Liz (Diane Morgan), Anne (Philippa Dunne), Meg (Tanya Moodie) and Amanda (Lucy Punch) are all mums doing their best.

There’s also Kevin (Paul Ready), a dad trying his best. Brought together by having children at the same school, they have each other’s backs and try to stick together (not always successfully).  

• Charmed  

Prue (Shannen Doherty), Piper (Holly Marie Combs), Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) and Paige (Rose McGowan) were the 00s definition of sisterhood.

The show was about a female line of powerful witches. The sisters’ bond is unbreakable and the show pays homage to the strength of these women as individuals, but also as an unstoppable collective.  

Best female friendship films  

• Thelma and Louise  

Potentially the original example of ride-or-die female friendship. Thelma (Geena Davis) and Louise (Susan Sarandon) are friends who embark on a road trip that changes their lives.

The only thing they have is each other.  

• 9 to 5  

Judy (Jane Fonda), Violet (Lily Tomlin) and Doralee (Dolly Parton) transform from slightly hostile colleagues to brilliant friends due to a series of comic catastrophes at work.

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Not only do they bond, but when they have the chance to make life better for the other women in the office as well, they rise to the occasion.

Yes, this is where the song of the same name comes from!  

• Hidden Figures  

Based on the true story of three African-American mathematicians working at NASA, Katherine (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy (Octavia Spencer) and Mary (Janelle Monáe) must navigate racial and gender discrimination while playing pivotal roles in the space race.

These friends have shared experiences and empathically support each other, encouraging one another to reach for the stars.   

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• A League of Their Own  

Inspired by the real All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, this film follows Dottie (Geena Davis), Mae (Madonna) and the rest of the Rockford Peaches as they take up professional female baseball during World War Two.

Friendships are tested and sibling rivalry comes out, but ultimately this is a film about women working together as a team.   

• Little Women   

Meg (Emma Watson), Jo (), Beth (Eliza Scanlen) and Amy (Florence Pugh) show us what happens what sisters are also best friends.

Growing up, they share an incredibly close bond.

As their lives take different directions, they must learn to accept each other’s choices if they are to remain friends as well as sisters. 

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• Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants  

Facing their first summer apart, friends Bridget (Blake Lively), Carmen (America Ferrera), Lena (Alexis Bledel) and Tibby (Amber Tamblyn) devise a way to keep in contact; they share a pair of jeans that somehow perfectly fits all of their fairly different body shapes.

Each girl wears the jeans and then posts them to the next friend, sending updates of their summer at the same time.

It means that despite not being physically together, the girls can use the jean updates to share their feelings and support each other.